pantsuit
noun
pant·suit
ˈpant-ˌsüt 
: a woman's ensemble consisting usually of a long jacket and pants of the same material
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By Kathleen Walsh On June 10, Lively honored the fictional florist at the Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner by arriving to the event in a colorful Chanel logo pantsuit covered in a large pink flower print.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 June 2024
By the time the movie adaptation came out in 1990, starring Harrison Ford as Rusty, the blockbuster success of erotic thrillers like Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction had fine-tuned and encouraged a Reaganite disdain for any woman who dared wear a pantsuit and have a life.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 June 2024
For Biden’s trial in Delaware, pantsuits were the preferred look worn by his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, his sister Ashley and First Lady Jill Biden.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 12 June 2024
Striking the cross-armed pose on Instagram alongside Remus in front of a giant poster of her as Jeannie in a scarlet pantsuit, the nonegenarian with a twinkle in her eye vanishes from the shot.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 June 2024
By the time the movie adaptation came out in 1990, starring Harrison Ford as Rusty, the blockbuster success of erotic thrillers like Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction had fine-tuned and encouraged a Reaganite disdain for any woman who dared wear a pantsuit and have a life.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 June 2024
For Biden’s trial in Delaware, pantsuits were the preferred look worn by his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, his sister Ashley and First Lady Jill Biden.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 12 June 2024
Striking the cross-armed pose on Instagram alongside Remus in front of a giant poster of her as Jeannie in a scarlet pantsuit, the nonegenarian with a twinkle in her eye vanishes from the shot.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Pantsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pantsuit. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.
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pantsuit
noun
pant·suit
ˈpant-ˌsüt
: a woman's outfit consisting usually of a long jacket and pants made of the same material
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